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WATER MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTEmployer Caritas Switzerland |
| Information on vacancy | |
| Period of publication | 16.03.2026 - 30.03.2026 |
| Field of activity / position: |
Agriculture, irrigation |
| Duties | Project: Climate Resilient Integrated Water Resource Management in the Zarafshan River Basin Funding: Swiss Government Implementing Agencies: Caritas Switzerland (lead) and the Regional Environment Center for Central Asia (CAREC) Duty Station: Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with frequent travel to provinces of the Zarafshan Geographic Focus: Zarafshan River Basin Contracting Entity: Caritas Switzerland, Branch Office in Uzbekistan Contract Period: April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027 Workload: Full-time (100%) 1. Background Increasing water scarcity, climate variability, and inefficient irrigation practices in the Zarafshan River Basin pose significant challenges to sustainable agriculture. Weather-based irrigation advisory services help farmers optimize water use, maintain crop productivity, and adapt to climate risks. The Swiss-funded Climate Resilient Integrated Water Resource Management project supports the introduction and institutionalization of such systems. This position will ensure broad uptake, effective functioning, and progressive national ownership of the approaches and systems developed. This further includes scaling the 'Count4D' web-based application for water accounting promoted by the project, aimed at efficient irrigation and water resources management, and wider application of water use scenario planning by a project-developed model (Toqsim). One key institutional achievement of the project has been the establishment of a River Basin Council (RBC) for the Zarafshan River Basin in Uzbekistan, and it is expected that the RBC will play a key coordinating role in maintaining the approaches developed for integrated water resource management. 2. Objective of the Assignment To manage and strengthen the technical system that generates irrigation recommendations based on weather data, soil conditions, and crop physiology; manage and strengthen the application of Count4D (water accounting app) within a pilot Agricultural Cluster, including collection of the necessary input data, in collaboration with the project partner Hydrosolutions; promote adoption among farmers and institutions (eg. agricultural clusters); facilitate and support capacity development and phased national hand-over of approaches and systems tested and developed within the project; support (where feasible) the institutional anchoring of project-developed tools into national and provincial water governance frameworks, ensuring that data-driven water management becomes integrated into the standard operating procedures of the RBC and relevant state agencies. 3. Scope of Work 3.1 Management of the Weather-Based Irrigation Advisory System - Oversee and troubleshoot data ingestion from weather stations, meteorological agencies, farmers, soil characteristics, and crop models; - Validate, calibrate, and update algorithms and crop coefficients in collaboration with technical experts from Caritas Switzerland's regional and head offices; - Ensure timely and accurate generation of irrigation recommendations; - Coordinate with ICT specialists, meteorologists, and agronomists as required; - Conduct demonstration sessions and provide technical support to local extension services. 3.2 Management of water accounting Count4D - Oversee data ingestion from cluster farmers (crops, water consumption); - Collect and provide partner Hydrosolutions with required input data; - Coordinate with ICT specialists, and water managers as required; - Conduct demonstration sessions and provide technical support to local water managers; - Support broad uptake by water users and support developed approaches for national ownership (ministerial level as well as with relevant agricultural clusters). 3.3 Support to further activities based on request from governmental partners - Salinity monitoring at a selected collector–drainage discharge point in the Zarafshan River Basin; - Support the technical assessment and procurement of desalination units in a tail-end village of the basin. 3.4 Institutional Collaboration and National Ownership - Collaborate with water management authorities (at agricultural cluster level and with Basin Irrigation System Authorities of the Ministry of Water Resources), hydrometeorological services, research institutions, provincial branches of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) and the project-established Zarafshan River Basin Council (RBC); - Support technical working groups and institutional dialogues (in coordination with the Consortium Representative /Senior Technical Adviser) to promote recognition and uptake of the tools into operational practice; - With the consortium's contracted partner hydrosolutions, and together with the Consortium Representative/Senior Technical Advisor, support the development and implementation of capacity-building programs for government partners, including for a project-developed tool for water use scenario planning (Toqsim); - Support delivery of training on system operation and management; - Provide technical inputs and drafting support for the development of ministerial guidelines and protocol; - Contribute to phased hand-over planning and transfer to identified provincial and national partners, in close collaboration with the RBC. 3.5 Monitoring, Reporting, and Knowledge Management - Develop monitoring tools tracking system performance and adoption with Caritas Switzerland's monitoring and evaluation officer as well as the Country-Regional Director for Caritas Switzerland (in a technical backstopping role); - Document lessons learned, case studies, and good practices; - Support project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning. 3.6. Policy & Capitalization - Support synthesis of technical lessons learned into Policy Briefs for the Swiss Embassy, National Committee of Ecology and Climate Change and Ministry of Water Resources to advocate for the scaling of climate-resilient water management at the national level; - Support the development of a 'Sustainability & Exit Roadmap' for each technical tool, within the government responsible for hosting the software/hardware post-April 2027. 4. Deliverables - Fully functional weather-based irrigation advisory system; - Training materials for institutions and farmers as well as execution of trainings and relevant seminars/workshops; - Contribute to monthly/bi-annual and annual technical reports; - Effective support to hydrosolutions in broad uptake of the Count4D tool at the Marakat Sifat agricultural cluster in Narpai district; - Effective support in capacity strengthening of scientific partner institutions on water use scenario planning (based on the Toqsim model); - Targeted input into handover processes. |
| Requirements to the candidate | |
| Age: | N/a |
| Gender: | Irrelevant |
| Residence: | Óçáåêèñòàí |
| Education: | Higher |
| Professional requirements | Qualifications and Experience - Degree in Water Resources Management, Irrigation Engineering, Hydrology, Agricultural Engineering, or related field or successfully demonstrated experience in lieu of academic training; - Minimum 3 years of experience in irrigation management or digital agricultural services; - Experience with weather data processing, soil-water balance modelling, or irrigation scheduling algorithms is an asset; - Strong communication and facilitation skills and readiness for frequent field travel; - Experience in Uzbekistan or Central Asia preferred; - Commitment to gender-sensitive programming; - Spoken English at an intermediate level is mandatory for this position and will be tested at interview; fluency of local languages is required. |
| Working conditions | |
| Region | 5 provinces of Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Navoi, Djizzakh, Kashkadaryo and Bukhara |
| Employment | Full |
| Salary offered | N/A |
| Extra motivation | Reports jointly to the Country-Regional Director for Caritas Switzerland (in a technical backstopping role) and the Consortium Representative/Senior Technical Advisor and will receive support from the technical backstopper at Caritas Switzerland's head office in Lucerne, Switzerland. She/He will also have a strong working relationship with the Samarkand based field coordinator/facilitator (mainly for scope 3.2), communications specialist and agronomist (to be recruited). |
| Additional information | |
| Additional information: | Ethical and Gender Considerations - Ensure inclusive engagement with farmers and institutions; - Promote participation of women and youth in training; - Uphold confidentiality, professionalism, and safeguarding. Application Procedure Interested candidates are requested to submit the following documents: • Curriculum Vitae (CV) • Motivation letter Applications should be sent to: recruitment-uz@caritas.ch Subject line: Application – Water Management Specialist Application deadline: 25 March 2026 Recruitment Process Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis during the application period. Caritas Switzerland reserves the right to make an offer before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified, due to the urgency of filling this position. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. |
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